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Some people like feathered souvenirs! Our new Coronation Sussex from Howell Michigan!
 

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KJ6485 said:
I got a new rooster! I hope he is big enough to scare the hawks :) View attachment 1081327
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Very cool!

Lelanae said:
Some people like feathered souvenirs! Our new Coronation Sussex from Howell Michigan!
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So cute, both of them! Best of luck with it.

dheltzel said:
Anyone near Pottstown want some ducklings, guineas, or chicks? I have too many and will make you a sweet deal, just to get them into good homes.
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So tempting... doesn't @MotorcycleChick need something else from you? Hubbys gonna kill me for stinkin up his car on the way... haha!
 
yoopergirl1211 said:
We caught to raccoons today and killed them. Hoping We get them all.

Random question for all you PA people. Im discovering acres of blackberry, raspberry, and black raspberry plants on our property. I've never delt with berry plants before and have never seen black raspberry. Have a few questions.

1 Will it help them if I clear out the other plants around them? Theres grape vine cutting into some of them and taller plants cutting into the light.

2 Will the new raspberry plants produce this year or just the old ones

3 Any info on black raspberry or their berry production.

I'm trying to tame them a little so its easier to pick but not sure if I should.
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Coons are my worst predator, glad you got them.

Wild blackberries and raspberries only bloom on old wood, so prune or mow right after they fruit so they have time to grow new canes before winter.

More light is better, but they will grow with some shade. More sun = more, larger, and sweeter fruit.

Any other questions just ask. I love black raspberries.
 
Auroradream26 said:
Really? We had one spring up this spring, I'm assuming from seeds dropped from bird poop, that grew like crazy and fruited heavily. Maybe it was there last fall and went unnoticed but it would be tough not to notice it where it is.
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I need a diagram for this, but "most" bramble-type berries fruit on new growth out of old wood. The way this is done commercially is to remove all but new (green stemmed) canes right now, and top the new canes at a reasonable picking height (say 3 ft). The topped canes will branch this year but not grow much taller overall. They can be pushed behind horizontal wires strung a few inches below the topping height (30" high wires for ex). That controls them so you can mow between the rows and get access to pick the berries. Next year, new growth on those branched canes have the support to fruit heavily. as soon as the berries are gone, cut the canes that bore fruit out of there to leave room for the new canes to grow up to start the process all over.
When I said "most" -- there are a few strains called "everbearing" red raspberries that will provide fruit early, when most berries are fruiting, and then a late summer crop also. Because they can be triggered to fruit in late summer, it is possible to forego the early crop by mowing everything down to the ground in winter. The new canes will grow profusely and bear a very heavy crop in late summer when prices tend to be higher. But you get nothing from them at the normal berry time.
 

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